Rio 2 (2014)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 93
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 49
Like most sequels, Rio 2 takes its predecessor's basic template and tries to make it bigger -- which means it's even busier, more colorful, and ultimately more exhausting for viewers outside the youthful target demographic.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 12
Like most sequels, Rio 2 takes its predecessor's basic template and tries to make it bigger -- which means it's even busier, more colorful, and ultimately more exhausting for viewers outside the youthful target demographic.
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Movie Info
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids in RIO 2, after they're hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all - his father-in-law. All our favorite RIO characters are back, and they're joined by Oscar (R) nominee Andy Garcia, Grammy (R) winner Bruno Mars, Tony (R) winner Kristin Chenoweth and Oscar/Emmy (R)/Tony winner Rita Moreno. RIO 2 also
Cast
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Anne Hathaway
Jewel -
Jesse Eisenberg
Blu -
will.i.am
Pedro -
Jamie Foxx
Nico -
George Lopez
Raphael -
Tracy Morgan
Luiz -
Jemaine Clement
Nigel -
Rodrigo Santoro
Tulio -
Leslie Mann
Linda -
Jake T. Austin
Fernando -
Natalie Morales
Newscaster -
Rita Moreno
Mimi -
Rachel Crow
Carla -
Amandla Stenberg
Bia -
Pierce Gagnon
Tiago -
Andy Garcia
Eduardo -
Janelle Monae
Dr. Monae -
Kristin Chenoweth
Gabi -
Bruno Mars
Roberto -
Carlinhos Brown
Audition Bird -
Jim Conroy
Capoeira Turtle -
Bernardo De Paula
Blue Sentry, Carniva... -
Nola Donkin
Opera Bird -
Miguel Ferrer
Big Boss -
Jeff Garcia
Spoonbill -
Jason Harris
Old Bird -
Amy Heidemann
Rapping Sloth -
Kevin W. Keane
Obnoxious Kid -
Philip Lawrence Qual...
Felipe -
Gracinha Leporace
Swinging Audition Mo... -
Sergio Mendes
Street Vendor -
Kate Micucci
Tiny -
Bebel Gilberto
Eva -
Pablo Ram�rez
Tapir Game Announcer -
Marco Antonio Regil
Porcupine Game Annou... -
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Carlos Saldanha
Amazon Quail -
Sofia Scarpa Saldanh...
Kid Macaw -
Manoela Scarpa Salda...
Lady Macaw -
Rafael Scarpa Saldan...
Kid Macaw -
Cindy Slattery
Plucked Porcupine -
Randy Thom
Logging Foreman -
Claira Nicole Titman
Claira -
Miriam Wallen
Coin Toss Bird -
Jeffrey Garcia
Spoonbill -
Pierre Gagnon
Tiago
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All Critics (93) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (49)
The movie has one goal: to amuse the most children with the least amount of effort.
Top CriticThe musical moments, on the whole, stand out as the highlights of the film; Rio 2 becomes watchable when the flat characters shut up and sing.
Where the film excels ... in an even more pronounced way than the first film, is in the choreographed animation for the musical numbers.
It'll keep the kids content for a couple of hours, though it's likely to bore the grown-ups.
It's as good as the first one and sure to please both the kiddies and adults with its two-tiered humor.
Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, "Rio 2" is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters.
... a stylish but shallow follow-up lacking the freshness of an original that was mediocre in the first place.
All singing, all dancing, all color: Rio 2 is a modern, studio animation blockbuster spilling all over the place, rather than arching into the sky.
A marked decline in every way from an original that really couldn't afford it.
The derivative Rio 2 is a riot of color with groovy music, but not a single original moment to its name.
There'll be a Rio 3. Probably a Rio 4. They will be brightly colored and not bother anyone. You'll simultaneously remember them somewhat fondly and also not remember much about them at all. "That one bird," you'll think, "he was ok."
Rio was pretty generic to begin with, and the follow-up doesn't fly far from the nest...[it's the] vocally virtuosic amorous aria, 'Poisonous Love,' that is the picture's hands-down highlight.
A frantic, family-friendly, musical adventure that's filled with familiar feathered friends.
bucks the usual law of diminishing sequel returns with a great story, even better new dangers, and a voice performance by Kristen Chenowith as Gabi, a lovesick poison dart frog that is destined to become a classic.
Enjoyable music and traces of authentic Brazilian spirit provide reasonable compensation for Rio 2's derivative qualities and storytelling flaws (if only barely so).
Presents a relentless sweep of bright colours impeccably choreographed to samba, R&B; and show tunes. Amidst all the revelry, the busy plot and characters garner as much attention as the wheels on a carnival truck.
"Rio 2" is a lively, colorful, amusing 3D computer-animated adventure.
Saldanha's sequel is infused with spectacular scenery, toe-tapping music, and a myriad of creatures and colors.
The colour and sounds of Brazil ensure Rio 2 keeps its exotic plumage, but the plot and pastiche characters come straight out of Southern California's big fat fanny pack.
Rio 2 has a childish, delicious-looking beauty. It's like watching a box of Froot Loops explode just beyond the tip of your nose. Bring milk.
Director and cowriter Carlos Saldanha's film is, above all, a spectacular CG travelogue of his native Brazil, with a virtual zoo of Amazonian residents in their otherworldly natural habitats.
Like its peppy predecessor, Rio 2 doesn't look or sound like other animated licenses to print money. That alone is reason enough to appreciate it.
Like a taxidermist's turkey: overstuffed and lifeless.
Catchy music and just a few predators in fun sequel.
Audience Reviews for Rio 2
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In this G-rated animated musical comedy, Blu (Eisenberg), Jewel (Hathaway) and their three kids get hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon where they go beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel (Jemaine Clement) and meet the most fearsome adversary of all: Jewel's father (Andy Garcia).
There's not a bad note among the celebrity pipes hired to give lip service to the fuss and feathers. Director Carlos Saldanha (the Ice Age series) and Blue Sky Studios definitely possess a gift for bringing funtastic characters to life and Rio 2 definitely boasts its share even if some returning faces literally and ridiculously get airlifted into the action. When a ballad by a poison tree frog emerges as the flick's standout moment, however, it might be time to put the ixnay on chapter 3.
Bottom line: Way to Keep it Rio
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- Tulio: There could be an entire flock out there!
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- Raphael: Good wife, happy life!
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- Mimi: I saw it in the droppings.
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- Tiago: A bird-bath!
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- Jewel: You're the only one for me, Blu.
- Blu: Good, because I am the only one for you.
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- Luiz: Walk it off, buddy!
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Foreign Titles
- Rio 2 - Dschungelfieber (DE)
- R�o 2 (ES)
